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- What is Webmail?
Webmail (or web-based email) allows a person to send and receive email using a
Web browser, like Internet Explorer or Netscape, versus an email program (like
Outlook Express or Netscape Messenger). This is extremely handy when you want
to access your email when you are not at home or in the office. This means
that you can check your email from ANY computer that is connected to the
Internet and has a Web browser.
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- What are the advantages of
Webmail?
- You are able to access you email while on vacation, on a
business trip, from work, and even from a friend or neighbor's house.
- If your email account gets plugged-up because you've been sent a large
attachment, you can access the message via Webmail and delete it; freeing up
the rest of your email messages to download normally to your regular email
software.
- You aren't tied down to using only one computer.
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What are the disadvantages to Webmail?
- Performance may be
slower sending and receiving email in a Web browser.
- Email programs, like Outlook Express & Netscape Messenger, have more
flexibility for storing and sorting emails.
- Email programs handle some attachments better.
- You don't have to be connected to the Internet to read and compose email.
(Not to be confused with sending and receiving email which does require an
active Internet connection.)
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- How do I get to Webmail?
Go to
http://webmail.chibardun.net Enter your @chibardun.net email address
and password.
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- Why can't I open attachments?
Most often, the reason you can't open an attachment is because your computer
does not have a software program that can open that type of file or, your
computer doesn't know which program to use to open that type of file. Save the
file to your desktop then follow the steps below.
Identify the Attached File Type
Usually the file name of an attachment indicates the type of file it is. For
example, a file named A.GIF has a file extension of GIF which
indicates that it is probably a GIF image file. Knowing the type of file
allows you to select an appropriate application program to open the file in.
Windows 95 and above may be configured to hide file extensions. This can make
it difficult to identify the file type. To have Windows show the file
extensions:
- Double-click My Computer.
- Click View (Win95/98/NT4/Me) or Tools (Win2000/XP).
- Click Options (or Folder Options).
- Click the View tab.
- Then uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types"
(or "Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered").
- Click OK to save changes.
The following site has lists of file extensions and the software that can
read them: FilExt.com.
Here is a list of some common file types.
- BMP - Windows Bitmap image file. Use an image editor or
Microsoft's Paint program to view this file type.
- GIF - GIF image file. Use a Web browser to view this file type.
- JPG - Jpeg image file. Use a Web browser to view this file type.
- PDF -
Adobe
Acrobat file. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file type.
- WAV - Windows Wave audio file. Use Windows Media Player to view
this file type.
- ZIP - ZIP compressed archive. Use an
Unzip program to decompress all files within the .zip file.
- XLS, DOC, PUB, PPT - These are Microsoft Office files. The
following free utilities may be useful:
Microsoft Office
Converters and Viewers
- TXT - Text file. Use Notepad or WordPad to view this file type.
Setting File Associations
Once you've determined the correct program to use with a particular file type,
you will want to set the file association. Windows uses the file associations
to select the default program to open a particular file type with.
Changing the settings of the Windows File Associations varies by the
version of Windows. For specifics see:
Win95,
Win98,
WinMe,
Win2000 or
WinXP.
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